Between Two Bridges' with Brian McHugh
Tue 26 April 2016
New York1933: .
Prohibition is coming to an end. A few astute businessmen realise that by legally importing liquor before the Volstead Act is repealed, they could net themselves a small fortune.
Charlie McKenna, an Irishman who spent some time in Glasgow during the Great War, is sent to complete the deal with Denholm Distillers in their St Enoch Square office.
What was it like to walk city streets of Glasgow in March1933? ...and why did Charlie suddenly realise the importance of street names?